Q: When did your interest in composing music begin? A: It began at a very young age. I wanted to be able to play exciting and intricate pieces on the piano but was unable to read music very well and could not play by ear. My solution was to make up music. This carried on... Continue Reading →
Q: Tell us about your latest single, Teenage RockStarr. Besides me singing on the track, it features Fredro Starr, iconic Hip Hop artist and actor from the legendary group Onyx. Additionally, it features Dave Moreno who plays drums for Puddle of Mudd. I’m grateful for being on Triumphant T.M.E. Records. They’re allowing me to express myself... Continue Reading →
ULM: What inspired you to write Hot Mess? MR: Young adult romance novels have been my inspiration for as long as I can remember. I enjoy watching romantic storylines play out in movies and on TV and I found it interesting how I would get attached to two characters who seemed in love and then to... Continue Reading →
Q: Which do you enjoy doing more: writing books, singing, or songwriting? Singing is my first love and being able to share a heartfelt story that could possibly make the difference for someone in their life, is my path and purpose. Writing my book was an outgrowth of my years of performing, touring and just... Continue Reading →
Q: What were some of your favorite songs growing up? One of the main artists I’ve been influenced by since growing up is the very quirky Kate Bush and her song ‘Hounds of Love’. Her lyrics and music always tell a theatrical story filled with emotion. I feel her performances are always captivating which always makes... Continue Reading →
River of Ashes by Alexandrea Weis & Lucas Astor August 1-31, 2022 Virtual Book Tour Synopsis: *Apple’s Most Anticipated Books for Summer in Mysteries & Thrillers* SOME TRUTHS ARE BETTER KEPT SECRET. SOME SECRETS ARE BETTER OFF DEAD. Along the banks of the Bogue Falaya River, sits the abandoned St. Francis Seminary. Beneath a canopy... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you begin writing fiction?In the mid-1990s, I was the BBC’s Bureau Chief in Beijing. China was a fascinating assignment, a vast country waking up and turning itself into the factory of the world, building cityscapes, freeways, high speed rail and everything that makes up the glitter of the modern China we see... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you begin writing the first novel in a series, Hell Spawn? I believe it was in 2017, somewhere in the fall. I know this mostly because there was an incident in the news that inspired a subplot in the novel. Q: How many books have you written for the NYPD Detective Thomas Nolan... Continue Reading →
Q: How did you get started in writing horror and suspense?I’ve always been a reader of the genre, but it took me a while to find my footing in horror. Ithought I wanted to write literary fiction, and it wasn’t until I was about age thirty that I realizedOH I’m a horror writer! Everything I... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you begin writing your debut memoir, Savoring the Camino de Santiago: It’s the Pilgrimage, Not the Hike?In 2016 the buzz was all about blogs, so I thought that instead of handwriting journal entries, as I usually did when traveling, I would try posting blog entries while on my Camino. I set up... Continue Reading →
Meet Author Richard H. Stephens Q: How old were you when you first started to write? What was the names of that first story?I was 9-years-old. Because of my love of Hardy Boys’ books, I decided to write something similar. I combined my last name with my best friend’s last name and called the book:... Continue Reading →
Q: When did first come up with the idea for your novel, The Sunken City? I've always had an obsession with the water; I grew up in Chicago, next to Lake Michigan, and I was a competitive springboard diver for a long time. The idea for this novel was born over twenty years ago, when I wrote... Continue Reading →
Q: What was the first book that you have written and published? My first book was "Catalyst (Heart of the Inferno Series: Book I)" and it is the first of a planned four-book series! It's a dark mafia thriller-romance, with some mystery elements that will keep you on the edge of your seat! Q: When... Continue Reading →
Q: When is your debut book, The Big Power of Tiny Connections, release? The book was released 1/1/2022. Wanted the start the new year with a book...not a bang! Q: When did you get started in writing your debut book? The fall of 2019. Q: What does an executive coach and corporate trainer do? When I'm coaching,... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Melinda Curtis Q: When did you begin writing stories? I always loved to write stories in school, but I began to seriously pursue writing about twenty years ago (which makes me sound long in the tooth – gah!). Q: Which of your books was the easiest to write? My most recent Christmas... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Christie Stratos Q: When did you write your first book? I wrote my first “official” book for publication, Anatomy of a Darkened Heart, from 2014 to 2015, and it was published in 2015. But I wrote my first ever full-length novel when I was in middle school, then a second in high... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Eloisa James Q: When did you write your first book? I was around 7 or 8 years old. I still remember the first line (though not the name of my heroine): “Eloisa was incorrigible.” I had just learned that word. I wrote my first romance just after graduating from college. It still... Continue Reading →
About the Author Laura Frantz is a Christy Award finalist and the ECPA bestselling author of several books, including The Frontiersman’s Daughter, Courting Morrow Little, The Colonel’s Lady, and The Lacemaker. She lives and writes in a log cabin in the heart of Kentucky. Learn more at http://www.laurafrantz.net. Author... Continue Reading →
Meet Author Russ Colchamiro ULM: What lured you into the sci-fi genre? A: I’ve always been a scifi fan, but as a writer it evolved organically. I like to tell wild, expansive stories that challenge our beliefs of the Universe while also connecting with characters on a personal level, juxtaposing the struggles of their... Continue Reading →
ULM: What other books have you written beside Betrayed? Apart from Betrayed, I have written three other books: On the Edge of Heat (African-American/Urban Fiction - 2011). Jamal (African-American/Erotica - 2012). My Husband’s Wife (African-American/Urban Fiction - 2013). ULM: When did you first start to write... Continue Reading →
Q&A with Laura Trentham 1. What inspired the novel plot? Plots are strange things for me…I can rarely pinpoint anything in particular that triggers an idea. They usually pop into my head when I doing something else entirely like making dinner of driving the kids around. 2. What's your favorite scene? Why? I love the... Continue Reading →
Interview Questions for “Shadow of Death” What was it like studying English Literature? Studying English Literature was like opening a gift box, a view of a world unknown to me before. The Brontes, Mary Shelley, Daphne du Mauier, Agatha Christie, Mary Stewart and so many other wonderful English women authors inspired me to want to... Continue Reading →
ULM: What inspired you to write Reflections of a Soul? JMD: I was told that I couldn’t and that I wouldn’t amount to much by a close relative. So I did it, I wrote a book. ULM: How long have you been writing poems? JMD: Since I was a teenager, 12... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with John Sibley Williams Me: How does it feel to be a five-time Pushcart nominee? What were your thoughts? I am honored to know so many magazines and presses believe in my work. It’s always a bit of a shock, but the joy never diminishes. Me: After reading Disinheritance, a collection your... Continue Reading →
Meet Jacob Appel Q. Your first novel,The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up, won the Dundee International Book Award in 2012. Can you describe how the moment felt when you found out? JA: At first, I was suspicious. I figured it must be some kind of Nigerian 419 scam. So many publishers had rejected the book that... Continue Reading →
Meet Ryan Hill Q. What authors have you read that inspired you to write Barking Madness? RH: There are so many writers that have inspired me, Ken Follett, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Cormac McCarthy to name a few, but Christopher Paolini has been my main inspiration for putting pen to paper. He wrote his first... Continue Reading →
Meet Bruce Henderson Q: What inspired you to write Rescue at Los Baños? BH: Many people are familiar with the brutal treatment of U.S. military POWs in the Pacific during WWII by the Japanese, thanks in large measure to the bestselling book and film, Unbroken. We hear less about the plight of American civilians who... Continue Reading →
Interview with Rose Senehi What inspired you to start writing, especially your novel, Dancing On Rocks? Danielle, I studied journalism at Syracuse University and, when I was sent on an assignment to interview a mall developer, I was offered a job paying a lot more money. Fate is a funny thing. Before I walked... Continue Reading →
-What inspired you to start writing, especially your novel, Paper Doll? As an actor I worked on stage and screen with stars like Bruce Willis, Rosie O’Donnell, Holland Taylor, Jason Robards, and Nathan Lane. It occurred to me that acting is storytelling in the same way that writing is storytelling, so I decided to give... Continue Reading →
- What inspired you to start writing your novels, such as Harold and the Purple Wormhole?Each novel has had a different inspiration. When I first started writing Harold, I was working on my senior thesis for my BS in physics at Cal Poly SLO. The project involved general relativity and, as I tend to... Continue Reading →
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